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THE WEEPING VIRGIN OF MONTERREY
Mexico is a country of great religious fervor. One of the clearest examples of this is the case of the Weeping Virgin in Monterrey, Nuevo León.

In a house in the Nuevas Colonias subdivision, Hermila Carrasco receives daily visits from believers who come to pray to a framed image of the Virgin Mary. The picture is famous for tears coming out of its eyes, which then slide outside its case in a miraculous way. Paranormal investigators and people close to the church have studied this phenomenon, but no one can explain it.

This image was brought from Colombia to Hermila in the 90s. Soon after, tears began to fall and it was considered a manifestation of divine origin. An aroma of roses accompanies these manifestations, and sometimes when people offer roses to her, sacred images appear on the petals. Faces of Christ or saints suddenly materialize, to the astonishment of the believers.

On one occasion the image cried blood, which many believed to be an omen that called for intensification in prayers. Another day after a prayer session, a worshiper moved closer to the Virgin for a photo. When the photo was developed she appeared with her eyes closed. It was an event that provoked discomfort among the believers.

The Catholic Church remains quiet in regard to the case of the Weeping Virgin of Monterrey. It has left the case to evolve on its own, and the believers to express their fervor freely.


A BRUSH WITH BEINGS FROM BEYOND
Aída Petite-Jean is a painter who also considers herself a medium or channeler with the ability to communicate with entities from beyond, which in turn manifest themselves in her paintings.

One day early in Aída’s career, she was working on a new painting when a spectral face appeared on the canvas out of nowhere. Unsettled, she scrutinized the features, asking herself whether it was a true apparition. It was a diffused human face of very subtle color with two big eyes. At that moment, she felt as if the enigmatic countenance was speaking to her telekinetically. From this point on she resolved to use the face as the basis for all her work. Her paintings consist of strange faces, both male and female, that express suffering, sadness, and evil.

Once Aída accepted her newfound abilities, multiple beings began appearing in her work. On one occasion, five different faces appeared, leading Aída to believe she was representing a scene that came from hell itself. She claims that some figures seem to move, as is the case of a depiction in which a small being is trying to escape from the clenched claws of a larger being. Her paranormal experiences continue to this day, and she feels satisfied by being an artistic tie to the beyond.


FLYING HUMANOIDS
On March 21, 1992, a humanoid figure appeared floating next to the Sun Pyramid during the equinox celebration in Tehotihuacán, interrupting the ceremony and causing a commotion. The strange form was approximately two meters tall, had wings, and was hovering at a low height. Some people said that it was the reappearance of Quetzalcoatl over his holy land, affirming ancient prophecies. Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent, is an Aztec god of the sky and creation that has deep roots within Mexico’s indigenous culture.

The media was perpetually saturated with reports, photos, and testimonies of flying humanoids leading up to the turn of the millennium. One afternoon in March 2000, Salvador Guerrero, a known sky-watcher, was shooting video on the roof of his building in the Agricola Oriental neighborhood. He noticed a dark point in the sky directly above him and zoomed in. It was another floating humanoid, which quickly disappeared behind a nearby building.

Around the same time another sky-watcher named Amado Marquez recorded a similar winged creature in Cuernavaca. Amado kept the video secret out of fear of being mocked by his colleagues, but he decided to go public when he found out about Salvador’s sighting through an article in the La Prensa. Some people believe the flying creatures come from the underworld, appearing in these difficult times with a determined purpose. Others say they are aliens looking to abduct common people. There also exists a belief that they are from the future, other dimensions, or parallel worlds. Whatever they are, it’s a sign of a major change in the times.


THE MEXICAN AIR FORCE’S ALIEN ENCOUNTER
On May 11, 2004, it was publicly announced that the Mexican Air Force had encountered 11 unidentified flying objects during a surveillance flight in the state of Campeche a week earlier. What’s more, this encounter had been filmed. The video of the confrontation was shown during a press conference led by Jaime Maussan. In an unprecedented move, Jaime was authorized to interview the members of the crew who were allowed to speak freely about the experience. Captain Magdaleno Castañon, Lieutenant Mario Adrián Vasquez, and Lieutenant Gremán Marín Ramirez recalled the encounter on national television. It was the first time high-ranking military men were allowed to speak about extraterrestrial activity. They commented on the video, which captured the crew’s confusion and anguish when they realized they were surrounded by luminous objects of unknown origin with undetermined intentions. The sighting, also known as the SEDENA case, is still unsolved. Numerous investigations and official reports have been conducted to no avail. To date, everything indicates that the alien encounter was a real event of an unknown origin that constitutes an authentic watershed in worldwide ufology.


THE ALIEN OF MONTEMORELOS
In the summer of 1994, José Martinez was traveling on the beautiful ancient road to the Sierra Rayones in Montemorelos with some friends. As he did every weekend, José took his camera to shoot his friends and the scenery. After a few hours he returned to the ranch for some food while his friends continued to hang out by the river.

Here is his firsthand account of what happened next: “I had my camera around my neck and was getting the charcoal ready for the grill. All of a sudden I sensed a strong brightness on my left side that drew my attention. I turned around to see what it was and in front of me there was a metallic object quietly floating at a low height and reflecting the sunlight.

“I thought it might have been a practical joke by my friends—that maybe they had thrown a pot or something in the air to scare me. But after a few seconds the object was still in the air, balancing itself lightly. It was a big disc about six meters in size. Intuitively, I grabbed my camera and took some pictures.”

José couldn’t remember exactly what happened after he took the second photograph—he experienced some peculiar amnesia—but didn’t give the memory lapse much thought or tell anyone about it until a week later, when the photos were developed. The two shots he had taken were extraordinary, showing the flying saucer in all its splendor and majesty, almost as if it had posed for the camera.

José shared the experience with his friends that afternoon. They were disturbed by the clarity of the two photos and congratulated him on having had such a unique experience. The story soon reached the media, and the photos were published on the cover of a Mexican magazine about aliens. More than a decade has passed since the incident at Montemorelos, but the question remains: What happened that afternoon after José Martinez took the second photograph? Surely the secret is somewhere in his mind.

SANTIAGO YTURRIA, TRANSLATED BY GABI SIFRE


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